Ear Infection Trajectories and Academic, Behavioral, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study

Conclusion: Sizable adverse adolescent outcomes follow parent reports of persistent ongoing ear infections throughout childhood. Despite a possibility of reverse causation, this suggests that cumulative rather than age-specific ear infections are most important to outcomes. Clinicians may generally be reassuring about ongoing ear infections limited to either early or middle childhood but should proactively identify and manage the small subgroup whose early infections persist throughout the elementary school years.
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research